Kumquats

Subject: Kumquats Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:05 am

Not really a recipe, but wow! These things rock! I'd never heard of them until today when I saw some at the store and bought some.

Recipe:

Buy kumquats
Eat them, peel and everything.

They're the size of large grapes and citrus fruits. They look like orange lemons. You eat the peel though which you wouldn't do on a lemon - you could but really shouldn't as lemon peels taste bad.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:22 am

I dunno...kumquat just doesn't sound like something you would eat....it sound more like something out of the Kama Sutra! LMAO

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:54 am

Ohios#1TigerFan wrote:: I dunno...kumquat just doesn't sound like something you would eat....it sound more like something out of the Kama Sutra!

A picture for reference, because I had no idea what they looked like:
Kumquats Kumquat

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:06 am

Good picture. Remember though - they're only about an inch long.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 1:15 am

catbox_9 wrote:: Good picture. Remember though - they're only about an inch long.

Wow... that picture's super deceiving...

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 5:46 am

TigerLily wrote:

catbox_9 wrote:: Good picture. Remember though - they're only about an inch long.

Wow... that picture's super deceiving...

Yeah it is. An inch is being generous - they're like the size of the biggest grapes you've ever seen. An inch tops!

Another recipe:
Slice them in half and dip the rind part in sugar to make them less sour.

OR for you drunks...
Make a margarita replacing lime juice with kumquat juice. I don't care for margaritas but made one today for the hell of it. It was okay.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:10 pm

Just to put this sort of on topic for the recipe forum:

http://www.kumquatgrowers.com/recipes.html

Kumquat recipes galore!

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:24 pm

TigerLily wrote:: Just to put this sort of on topic for the recipe forum:

http://www.kumquatgrowers.com/recipes.html

Kumquat recipes galore!

Pie! I can make pies!

That website says they're in season from mid-November to mid-March. So they're out of season I guess?

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:43 pm

You eat the peel? That looks like it'd taste yucky Neutral

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:45 pm

SoulRat wrote:: You eat the peel? That looks like it'd taste yucky

You sure do eat it! Good luck peeling the things, they're tiny as Censored

The peel doesn't taste like an orange/lemon/lime/grapefruit peel - they're sweeter.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 2:46 pm

So kinda like a grape or a nectorine?

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:09 pm

SoulRat wrote:: So kinda like a grape or a nectorine?

I guess although I've never eaten the latter. The peels are the same style as citrus fruits but they aren't bitter-tasting like on an orange, lemon, lime, etc.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Mon Jun 16, 2008 3:37 pm

Weird.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:37 pm

SoulRat wrote:: You eat the peel? That looks like it'd taste yucky

That's what I was thinkin'. I have heard people say they're good, I've never tried them either. Guess I should.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Tue Jun 17, 2008 4:54 pm

They're cheap, too. I forget what they cost but it comes out to like one-third of what limes cost...at least in CA.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:15 am

For all you chefs out there.

I got bored last time I was home so I made a lemon meringue pie from scratch (crust and all) and got to thinking - while lemons are great kumquats are better. Would a kumquat meringue pie be good?

Also, if you don't like people eating your pies, make the filling a weird color. I made the lemon meringue pie filling purple (red + blue food coloring) and the idiots at my house thought it was a plum pie and wouldn't eat it :haha: That wasn't my intention but I thought it was funny.

EDIT: I'm not crazy. A quick yahoo! search of "kumquat meringue pie" and there's recipes galore! I don't need a recipe as I'll just substitute lemon juice for kumquat juice, but that's great news.

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Wow, that really sounds sort of good!

You should definitely try that out.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:28 am

cdurbfan22 wrote:: Wow, that really sounds sort of good!

You should definitely try that out.

I think they're out of season now Frown

Guest

Oh well; you'll just have to wait. Smile

Subject: Re: Kumquats Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:32 am

I kept forgetting to go and find them when I got back home.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:36 am

kharmon wrote:: I kept forgetting to go and find them when I got back home.

According to wikipedia they're in season from late-fall to mid-winter.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:38 am

So what, in November I will set a reminder to go to the store and buy some.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:38 am

kharmon wrote:: So what, in November I will set a reminder to go to the store and buy some.

Get some pomegranates while you're there!

Subject: Re: Kumquats Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:41 am

Subject: Re: Kumquats Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:43 am

only one seed compared to hundreds.

Subject: Re: Kumquats Thu Jul 24, 2008 2:46 am

You eat the seeds on kumquats because you're supposed to eat them whole. Just pick off the stem (if it's there) and pop the whole thing in your mouth. Pucker up as they're sour as Censored

Subject: Re: Kumquats Tue Apr 07, 2009 9:56 pm

Bought a kumquat tree today. Unlike the pomegranate tree we bought last fall, this had fruit on it (about 15 kumquats).

Of the kumquats most are green and small. One was orange and edible (I ate it, it tasted like it should). Another is very close to ready but I'll let it wait a few days.

The tree is pretty tiny so it isn't expected to produce much yet.